Search results matching tags 'poetry' and 'Andrew Clements'http://evpl.org/community/search/SearchResults.aspx?a=1&o=DateDescending&tag=poetry,Andrew+Clements&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'poetry' and 'Andrew Clements'en-USCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)Can you Haiku? Could you Dogku?http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2009/03/07/can-you-haiku-could-you-dogku.aspxSat, 07 Mar 2009 20:56:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1350bookchick@evpl<p>If I had discovered a book like this when I was in the fourth grade trying to write all different kinds of poetry for school assignments life would have been a whole lot easier. And more fun.<img width="400" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PS68D2AJL._SS400_.jpg" alt="Dogku" height="400" style="float:left;" /></p>
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<p>Each page of this delightful book is an independent haiku. Taken together the haiku form the complete story of a dog who finds a new home. How could you not fall in love with this adorable face? This is a face that inspires poetry.Take him home, curl up on the couch and enjoy the simplicity of the haiku.</p>
<p>The author, andrew Clements,&nbsp;says it best:</p>
<p>In the wide garden,</p>
<p>I am dizzy with flowers.</p>
<p>I choose a small vase.</p>
<p>&quot;That&#39;s what haiku is like - like a small vase, a small container. Choosing a small container can help you pick the perfect words and arrange them just right. And why did I write this picture book using haiku? Because a picture book is also a small container - not many pages, not many words.</p>
<p>Adorable dog + haiku = Dogku. </p>
<p>Simple.&quot;</p>